As of June 01, 2026, the average annual salary for Big Data Architect in Sterling Heights, MI is $106,310, equivalent to $51 per hour, $2,044 weekly, or $8,859 monthly. These figures, sourced from Salary.com’s real-time job posting scans, highlight competitive earning potential for Big Data Architect in cities like San Jose, Santa Clara, and San Francisco.

Annually Salaries for Big Data Architect in Sterling Heights, MI vary widely, spanning from $88,810 to $119,699. Most professionals fall between the 25th percentile ($97,150) and 75th percentile ($113,318), while top earners (90th percentile) make $119,699 per year. This $16,168 pay gap underscores opportunities for salary growth through certifications, specialized skills like Troubleshooting or Big Data, or targeting high-paying regions like District of Columbia or California.

Location and experience significantly influence earnings. For example, Sterling Heights Big Data Architect often earn 0.8% lower than national averages. However, Sterling Heights currently ranks 373 statewide for Big Data Architect job salary. Professionals are advised to focus on high-growth sectors like to offset market challenges.

Based on HR-reported data: a national average with a geographic differential
Big Data Architect Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Big Data Architect Salary $88,810 Sterling Heights, MI June 01, 2026
25th Percentile Big Data Architect Salary $97,150 Sterling Heights, MI June 01, 2026
50th Percentile Big Data Architect Salary $106,310 Sterling Heights, MI June 01, 2026
75th Percentile Big Data Architect Salary $113,318 Sterling Heights, MI June 01, 2026
90th Percentile Big Data Architect Salary $119,699 Sterling Heights, MI June 01, 2026
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A data architect is a practitioner of data architecture, an information technology discipline concerned with designing, creating, deploying and managing an organization's data architecture. Data architects define how the data will be stored, consumed, integrated and managed by different data entities and IT systems, as well as any applications using or processing that data in some way. It is closely allied with business architecture and is considered to be one of the four domains of enterprise architecture....

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About Sterling Heights, Michigan    Sterling Heights is a city in Macomb County of the U.S. state of Michigan, and one of Detroit's core suburbs. As of the 2010 census, the city had a to....More

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